Redbark

Redbark is the secure, automated bridge for your financial data. It connects your Australian bank accounts and global investment portfolios directly to the productivity tools you already use, like Google Sheets, Notion, YNAB, and Airtable. Forget the tedious chore of manual data entry, messy CSV imports, or risky screen-scraping. Redbark leverages Australia's official Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework for bank-approved, secure access to your transaction, balance, and investment data. Your information syncs automatically on a schedule you control, flowing directly from your financial institution to your chosen destination without ever being stored on Redbark's servers. Built with simplicity and privacy at its core, it's the perfect solution for freelancers tracking invoices, investors monitoring portfolios, small business owners managing cash flow, and anyone who wants a clear, automated view of their finances in a familiar spreadsheet or dashboard. Setup takes just minutes with no coding required, supporting a wide range of Australian banks via CDR, New Zealand banks, and global brokerages.

Pass-Through Data Architecture

Your financial data flows directly from your bank to your destination tool. Redbark never stores your transactions, balances, or account details on its servers. This ensures maximum privacy and security, as your sensitive information is never held in a third-party database, only facilitated on its direct journey to your sheet or budget app.

100+ Bank & Brokerage Connections

Connect every major Australian bank and credit union via the secure CDR framework, alongside global brokerages and crypto exchanges. This wide support means you can consolidate virtually all your financial accounts in one place, from your everyday banking with CommBank or Westpac to your investment portfolios with Stake or CommSec, without needing multiple tools.

Multi-Destination Syncing

Sync the same bank accounts to multiple tools simultaneously. You can send transactions to Google Sheets for custom analysis, to YNAB for budgeting, and to Notion for dashboards all at once. Each destination can have its own custom formatting rules, giving you incredible flexibility to use your data exactly how you need in each app.

Smart Deduplication & Automated Sync

Never worry about duplicate transactions. Intelligent ID-based deduplication with overlap buffers catches late-posting transactions automatically. Updates happen seamlessly in the background, often via webhooks that trigger a sync the moment your bank reports new activity, keeping your sheets and budgets updated in near real-time.

Freelancer & Contractor Finance Tracking

Freelancers can automatically sync client payments and business expenses from their bank account directly into a Google Sheet. This eliminates manual receipt entry and creates a live, always-up-to-date income statement for simplified invoicing, tax preparation, and cash flow monitoring without complex accounting software.

Personal Budgeting in YNAB or Actual

Easily power your zero-based budgeting in YNAB or Actual Budget with automatic transaction imports. Connect your savings and spending accounts so every coffee, bill, and salary payment flows in automatically. This removes the biggest friction in budgeting-manual entry-giving you an accurate, real-time view of your budget categories.

Investment Portfolio Dashboard

Build a consolidated view of your investments across multiple platforms. Connect brokerages like Stake and CommSec to sync holding and transaction data into a single Google Sheets dashboard. Automatically track your portfolio's performance, asset allocation, and dividend income without logging into each platform separately.

Small Business Cash Flow Management

Small business owners can connect their business transaction accounts and loans to monitor cash flow in a familiar spreadsheet. Automatic daily syncs provide a real-time view of income, expenses, and account balances, making it easy to forecast, spot trends, and make informed financial decisions without manual data compilation.

How is Redbark different from screen scraping?

Redbark does not use outdated and insecure screen scraping. For Australian banks, we use the official Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework via an ACCC-accredited intermediary. This is a regulated, bank-approved method where you grant explicit consent. Your login credentials are never shared with Redbark, making it far more secure and reliable.

Is my financial data stored on Redbark's servers?

No. Redbark uses a pass-through architecture. Your transaction and balance data flows directly from your bank or brokerage to your chosen destination (like Google Sheets). It is never stored on Redbark's servers. We only store the necessary connection tokens, which are encrypted with AES-256, to facilitate the ongoing sync.

Which Australian banks are supported?

Redbark supports all major Australian banks and many credit unions that participate in the Consumer Data Right (CDR) regime. This includes Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB, ANZ, Macquarie, and many more. You can view the full, updated list of supported connections on the Redbark website.

Can I sync to more than one tool at a time?

Yes. A core feature of Redbark is multi-destination support. You can configure a single bank account to sync its transactions to Google Sheets, YNAB, and another tool like Actual Budget simultaneously. Each connection is independent, allowing for custom formatting and rules tailored to each destination's needs.